Apache Superset Explained

Apache Superset is an open-source software application for data exploration and data visualization able to handle data at petabyte scale (big data). The application started as a hack-a-thon project by Maxime Beauchemin (creator of Apache Airflow) while working at Airbnb and entered the Apache Incubator program in 2017.^[1] In addition to Airbnb, the project has seen significant contributions from other leading technology companies, including Lyft and Dropbox.^[2] Superset graduated from the incubator program and became a top-level project at the Apache Software Foundation in 2021.^[3]

Features

• Dashboard creation
• Enterprise authentication (OpenID, LDAP, OAuth, ...)
• Integration with Apache ECharts
• Lightweight semantic layer
• Visualization plugin support
• Compatible with most SQL-speaking datasources

Managed providers

Maxime Beauchemin's company, Preset, offers Superset as a managed service (SaaS).^[4]

See also

• Apache Airflow

Notes and References

1. Web site: The history and anatomy of Apache Superset. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190724133645/https://www.datacouncil.ai/hubfs/DataEngConf/Data%20Council/Slides%20SF%2019/The%20history%20and%20anatomy%20of%20Apache%20Superset.pdf . 2019-07-24 .
2. Web site: Apache Superset (Incubating). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200705145147/https://incubator.apache.org/clutch/superset.html. 2020-07-05.
3. Web site: Foundation. The Apache Software. 2021-01-21. The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache® Superset™ as a Top-Level Project. 2021-02-26. GlobeNewswire News Room.
4. Web site: Product. 2021-02-26. preset.io. en.